Vaccinations Are Not Required
I have a hero in the blogging world. Her name happens to be Stephanie over at Adventures in Babywearing. As you all know, L has had lots of medical issues during her whole life. We are working through all the issues. One of the things that has always weighed heavily on my mind is vaccinations. L only received her vaccinations her first year of life. Then when all her medical issues started escalating and I begin doing more and more research, my husband and I made the decision to hold off on the vaccinations for her. I knew we had a few years till she had to start school so I would just deal with it later.
Well as you know time and life comes at you fast. L is ready to begin kindergarten. How can this be true? I began worrying on what we would do with the vaccinations requirement for school entry then I stumbled across this informational blog post from Stephanie. She totally answered my questions and made me realize that I could stand up for my child and not make L do the vaccinations to just attend school.
We enrolled her in school Monday and everything went so smoothly and the staff at the school didn’t even bat an eye about the girls’ vaccinations report. Now, I do want to say that I am not saying for you to not get your kids vaccinated. All I am saying is to please read Stephanie’s post and get educated about the whole vaccination situation. You are your child’s voice and we do still have rights here in the USA.
My husband and I both feel we have made the right choice for our girls and I hope the same when you are making the decision about your children.
Thank you Steph for being my saving grace during this time!
No tags for this post.Sports Diva is in the House
Summer sports have come to an end. I cannot believe summer is already halfway over. Where has the time gone? I do have to report on our Sports Diva M. She really rocked the sports this summer. I can definitely tell she is going to take after her Mommy 
and her Yay-Yay.
Softball is definitely a generation sport that I am so proud to say that M is definitely going to continue on the legacy in the family. She absolutely loved and kicked tale in her first year of playing softball. This will be her sport of choice I am safe to say as she was always eager to get out there every time it was game time. I am proud of you girl!
Another sport that she has been involved in a little over 2 years is soccer. She totally is very involved in this sport but I really believe this is going to be her “for fun” sport as she does not treat it as competitively as softball. It is always still so much fun to go and watch her and see the look on her face when she is determined that she is going to kick a goal. Great job on a another wonderful season M!
I love seeing M so excited and being such a go-getter in sports. I really want to keep the girls active and sports is such a great way to do that. I know sports is not for everyone so I am just following M’s lead on sports but so far she is rocking the sports in this household 
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Mom and Daughters Go Magical at Disney
On our recent road trip, the girls and I sneaked away for a couple nights and had some much needed one on one time with each other. I have mom guilt so much since I work full-time and so when the opportunity fell in my lap by a wonderful and inspiring mom friend, the girls and I were off to the most magical place on Earth…. Disney.
As you know we were at Animal Kingdom but our first night in the magical land, it was all about Magic Kingdom.
Since my beautiful princesses were in tow, I of course had to make our first stop with a walk through Cinderella’s castle.
As soon as we walked through the royal palace, the girls locked their eyes on the ever so popular Carousel ride. Every time we go to Magic Kingdom, the girls have to make sure they ride the Carousel. I loved the Carousel as a child growing up so to see the glitter in the girls eyes, just makes my heart melt all over again.
Skipping off the Carousel onto “It’s a Small World” ride all the while singing it as loud as we can holding hands….
We glided right off that boat onto our magical carpet to see the ever so cool 3D show that splashes water on you and blows air in your face. The smiles, the giggles, and the nerdy yellow glasses. Memories forever with my girls.
As the darkness was setting in, our hearts were bursting out at the seams for the Electrical Parade. We first heard of the Parade back in February at Disney Social Media Moms, so to be able to experience the Parade in person was really a dream come true for the girls.
We sought out our spot to make sure we had the perfect setting to be able to enjoy the parade and up came a little handsome boy that wanted a hug so bad from L. He held out his hands to her over and over.
L just would give him the cold shoulder and finally he just started pleading “Please give me a hug”, but there was just no hope from princess L!
She is saving her love for her future prince but that is many many years away . It was onto the highlight of the night with my two favorite girls.
DISNEY’S ELECTRICAL PARADE
The girls eyes were captured by the first float and their faces were lit up with such delight. Take a glimpse into parts of the parade!
Happy 4th of July America!!!
The night was finished off with the princesses sitting by the castle to watch the skies light up with all the colors we could ever think of.
Mom and Daughter time at Disney ROCKS!
No tags for this post.Animals and Animals and More Animals at Animal Kingdom
Part of our Road Trip included a couple days at Disney. Disney is actually not one of L’s favorite places but we assured her that she would get to go to her best place… Animal Kingdom. This girl is a huge animal lover and her face just lights up so big when she sees any type of animal.
This time was no different. As soon as we walked through the entrance door, we were on a race to find the first animals. It did not take long until we found beautiful surroundings.
We all could have just stood there for hours and carried on conversations about nature’s beauty! L was just amazed at all the animals and how they would walk right up to the fence that we were standing behind. The animals are definitely such a highlight of Animal Kingdom for sure. L and M could care less about the rides there .
Another must see highlight was the Lion King Festival there. We were not able to see this previously when we were there at Disney, so we thought we would check out the production. L was a bit nervous walking in because she just wasn’t quite sure what was going on in this particular building out in the wild! Once we were in though, she was all smiles and clapping hands. I even at one time in the show had tears well up in my eyes. The show as THAT awesome. If you are at Animal Kingdom, make sure to put this show on your schedule.
Each section in the building was part of a group and had to do certain sounds at the beginning of the show. We were all just laughing so hard listening to everyone.
L was just amazed by all the sights and sounds the entire time. She never once complained and was so into the show.
The acrobatics of the show were so artistic and was really putting a wow on for the crowd.
Take a listen into the beautiful music that was sang throughout the whole show! You will definitely add this to your must see list. We can’t wait to go back! Notice towards the end of the video of L clapping her little heart out.
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Happy Birthday America
We are still road tripping, but almost on our way home. We are in Jacksonville, Florida for our last night of our road trip to take in the sights and sounds of 4th of July on the beach.
The whole One Moms World family wanted to take a minute and wish you all a very Happy 4th of July. However, you may be celebrating today… make sure to just take time to enjoy it. Family means so much. Take lots of pictures and smile and smile and smile.
God Bless America!
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Girls First Lake Experience
One Moms World family is continuing their road trip. We have arrived in Gainesville, FL to visit more family. We were here briefly in February but due to unfortunate circumstances with my Grandmother, we had to cut the trip short.
I was excited to see how family friendly the area was this time to see if we would be willing to call this our new home. So far, I am really impressed with it. It is not such a HUGE town like Fort Lauderdale and Miami, so this is definitely on my scale for this mountain girl.
First day out, we took a trip to a near lake. This was the girls’ first experience with the lake and I will go ahead and tell you that this mommy was definitely having anxiety about it all. M was all set and ready to go jump in the lake but I started freaking out. In a lake, you cannot see the bottom and with her being a new swimmer, well you get the picture on how I reacted . Once I calmed down and realized that I needed to let M enjoy this new experience, then all was well in the world.
L on the other hand was not too thrilled with it unless she was right next to the steps!
She is such a ham indeed! Hubby and his son were enjoying fishing so we had to go join in all the fun on the dock. Here is M with the beautiful Ashley!
The girls were so fascinated with daddy fishing so I know what this means… Its time to get the girls some cute little pink fishing poles.
The day started out with such a big prize fish for hubby. Can you believe how big this fish was?
I still love teasing him about that. That was just warming up practice for him. As the afternoon went on, the fish would get bigger that he would reel in.
It really was such a fun and family friendly afternoon! The storms started rolling in and with water/lightning not exactly mixing well, we decided to get the heck out of dodge.
The girls and I are on our way to our next stop… Disney World :=)
No tags for this post.My Little Ham
We were out and about last weekend and I thought an impromptu photo shoot would be great with the girls. Let’s just say that L was having no part in smiling for the camera. She is such a ham. Let’s take a stroll through the many faces of L.
Isn’t she a little ham with her smirks and all? We were all just laughing because these pictures are so L. Guess what though? I finally got a smile out of L! Look what it involved in order to get that smile.
I so <3 my girls. They truly make life so much more fun
Letter to my Grandma in Heaven
Summer here at One Moms World has finally arrived. I am pretty stoked about this and so ready to have fun times this summer with my girls and hubby. As a tradition, (started last year with M) I am taking a picture on the last day of school to compare with the girl’s first day of school pictures.
M on the First Day of School
M on the Last Day of School
L on the First Day of School
L Last Day of School
Both Girls First Day of School
Both Girls Last Day of School
The girls at the beginning of the school year with my Grandma. I know she would be so proud of them!
Grandma,
You would be so proud of L. She really dived in this school year and came out of her shyness stage. She would fold her arms and tell the teacher to go get her mommy at the beginning of the school year and now as we end the school year, she LOVED talking to the teachers and all her fellow classmates. You didn’t have anything to worry about Grandma. L really likes when you bowl those strikes up in heaven. She teases you and tells you to stop getting strikes Grandma. She is so artistic and very detailed in her art. She is always drawing such beautiful art. The teacher says she is really smart and already showing some strong math skills. We are so proud of our beautiful L.
Grandma, you would always say how smart M was and she didn’t let you down at all this year. She is reading on the middle of a 3rd grade year and and writing on a middle of a 2nd grade year. She mastered all the math skills including geometry and algebra that they now do in 1st grade. That is a little crazy isn’t it? She got voted Best Personality in her First Grade class. Her teacher said that M is friendly with everyone and loves to help everybody. I wonder who she got that trait from Grandma? You passed it on to daddy, then he passed it on to me and now our beautiful M is keeping the special trait alive. We are so proud of our beautiful M.
Grandma, I finished out my college year with another 4.0 GPA. I know you always wanted me to finish and guess what? I only have 3 classes left. I know you are smiling down on me and so proud.
Grandma, we love you. We are all trying to heal and miss you so much. We are all sticking together as a big large extended family and keeping the memories alive. I have our picture of all of us together sitting here in the living room and look at it several times a day. I just miss you so much.
The girls are so excited to start out their summer and be able to sleep in each morning. I’ll keep you posted and can’t wait to listen for those bowling strikes.
Love,
Your Granddaughter Jennifer
No tags for this post.The School Has Turned Into a Zoo
Watch out…. there are monkey’s on the loose. My precious M has turned into a monkey… and pardon me a Singing Monkey!
M’s 1st grade class treated us to a wonderful and cute musical today call the Wack A Doo Zoo.
We had Lions OH MY, We had Monkeys, We had Pigs, and We had Cows. Our kids were transformed right before our eyes, but one thing for sure is that there were plenty of laughs and smiles from the parents. M did a little duet.
They all did so cute and it was a great note to end the school year on for sure. I just so happen to love my little monkey so much and so proud of her
Surprise Your Child With An Encouraging Card
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Children need praise when growing up. Amen, right?
They do not need to just hear:
“Sit down”, “Stop that now”, “Don’t give me that attitude”, “Go clean your room”, “Do your homework, now.”
Do those phrases sound familiar? It is tough just typing those out, because at times I do feel like all I am constantly doing is disciplining. Life shouldn’t be like that. Kids thrive when they know they are making us happy. Thanks to Hallmark for helping us parents to come up with such a cool innovative way to praise our kids while surprising them.
Hallmark has recently introduced the all-new Kids Collection. Click on that link and you’ll see a sampling of the gifts and cards that are available for parents, aunts/uncles and grandparents to share with the kids in their lives.
I have been surprising Big Sis with cards in her lunch boxes for the past couple weeks. When she gets home, she says mommy I smiled today because of something and we will go through a little guessing game of what made her smile. Here is one of the cards that I surprised her with:
She is having the best fun reading these and she never knows when to expect one either . I just love that we can encourage our kids because there is at times they may be too busy playing, that they will not hear your little whispers to them on doing a great job. Now, you can sneak in cards and the kids will always have them in their room to check in on every once in a while. Big Sis is really enjoying putting these up on her dresser and loves to show everyone that comes over.
Hallmark and I want to give YOU the opportunity to encourage your kids as well. Hallmark is going to give 3 lucky readers here a set of Encouraging Cards. All you need to do to enter is click on the Kids Collection site and let me know a favorite card design that you like Have fun and I cannot wait to hear how your kids react to these super cool cards.
If you would like to stock up on the Kids Collection cards or pass the information along to other family members, then click to find a store near you that carries the Kids Collection cards in the store. They cards are found in Hallmark Gold Crown stores.
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